01/14/2014
The trust’s chairman Shane Ross stressed the managers need time to perform: “While the company is still underperforming its peers, we have discouraged the new managers from feeling pressurised into making short-term decisions in pursuit of eph
01/14/2014
While some have insisted they knew all along that an economic downturn was on the horizon, there are only few examples of companies preparing for such a devastating event.
01/14/2014
Specialist boutique investment firm Argos Investment Managers has announced its intention to expand its presence in the UK market.
01/13/2014
Franklin Templeton's emerging markets bonds duo Laura Burakreis and Marco Freire have soared to the top of The Herald's table of top-performing houses with a strong Scottish presence.
01/12/2014
Brazilian fund houses make play for international investors
The figures suggest that appetite for Brazilian and Latin American equity funds is not particularly strong
01/10/2014
A “deep cold storage” service for bitcoins which promises to protect against hackers or accidental loss has launched in London.
01/09/2014
Schroders is pleased to announce the launch of Schroder ISF EURO Credit Conviction
01/09/2014
The RQFII scheme, launched in 2011, allows financial institutions to use offshore RMB to invest in the Chinese mainland securities markets, including stocks, bonds, and money market instruments
01/09/2014
The Fund, which is designed to meet investor demand for credit products with reduced exposure to interest rate risk, complements the wide spectrum of fixed income funds already offered by the fund manager.
01/09/2014
European deals account for more than 10 per cent of global yuan debt issues every year and have so far been mostly conducted in Hong Kong.
01/08/2014
The fund will aim to deliver a high correlation to direct property markets, targeting a yield of 4.5%-5.5% with low volatility
01/08/2014
French investment giant Carmignac Gestion has replaced its entire European fund management team in a bid to improve investment performance.
01/08/2014
Guy Hands has doubled salaries at his private equity firm in a bid to retain staff, while cutting payouts for himself.
01/08/2014
Latvia has hired U.S. banks Citigroup and JP Morgan and French bank Societe Generale to lead the issuance of a euro-denominated international bond
01/08/2014
Norway’s $820 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, is closer to getting the go ahead to expand into more asset classes as it struggles to meet return targets
01/07/2014
ank of America Merrill Lynch has closed its European power and gas desk following low demand for power and gas hedging and regulatory changes
01/07/2014
Skandia has launched a new discretionary trust on its UK platform.
01/06/2014
Canmoor, the private property company is advising on asset management and development initiatives.
01/06/2014
The highest paid partner, who wasn’t identified, received 39.4 million pounds, down from 78.9 million pounds a year earlier
01/06/2014
Any such move could greatly complicate the City of London’s plans to become the top market for global trading of the yuan or renminbi